the Germans do not have to worry about going on military missions. We have more than enough of a military presence to cover any part of Germany that feels threatened.

not home affairs.

to want to avoid sending their men and women in harm's way on foreign "adventures" some of which are arguably in Germany's national interest and some are their contribution to a more remote interest. They don't want to spent a lot on defense, certainly not for foreign adventures that have little to do with German security. They also don't want to keep having to bail the rest of Europe out of irresponsible fiscal policies.

I get that...

But I am also tired of the U.S. continuing, after nearly 70 years from the end of WWII, to shoulder the majority of responsibility, cost in terms of dollars, materiel, men and women to protect not only our interests but those of our allies such as Germany.

At some point we need to cut back on our military spending and our overseas deployments and tell our allies it is up to them to fill the void.

I don't advocate isolationism but would like to reasonably reduce the federal budget and deficit including a significant "re-direction" of money we would spend on the military to investments in our infrastructure, education, jobs, green energy, etc.

After 70 years it is time for our allies in Europe to shoulder some burden for their own defense.